tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2904121608834446972..comments2015-08-02T16:18:53.073-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Theater mogul Marcus - TUESDAY, Oct. 7, 2008 - Kevin G. Der (Many pizza slices, geometrically / Looie's underling)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10768566012225863032008-11-11T23:30:00.000-05:002008-11-11T23:30:00.000-05:00Every Good Boy Deserves FudgeGood Boys Deserve Fud...Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge<BR/><BR/><BR/>Good Boys Deserve Fudge Always<BR/>(for the bass clef)<BR/><BR/>also All Cows Eat GrassAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19355308841421967482008-10-08T00:19:00.000-04:002008-10-08T00:19:00.000-04:00I always look forward to K. Der puzzles, (loved th...I always look forward to K. Der puzzles, (loved this one), and now to the discussion afterward! LOLsillygoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03483946342170291849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46555434621760047252008-10-07T23:21:00.000-04:002008-10-07T23:21:00.000-04:00@foodie: It's the mnemonics that are making me fee...@foodie: It's the mnemonics that are making me feel completely out of the loop. All the rest is interesting!machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8088936557681312552008-10-07T22:35:00.000-04:002008-10-07T22:35:00.000-04:00orange, i hate the mnemonic too, but i can't forge...orange, i hate the mnemonic too, but i can't forget it. it's literally unforgettable. but i'm sorry for posting it. that was poor judgment on my part.Joonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75316317902076560692008-10-07T22:17:00.000-04:002008-10-07T22:17:00.000-04:00My 8th grade class changed the solar system planet...My 8th grade class changed the solar system planetary mnemonic to My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nachos - though there was a faction that was pulling for NOODLES instead of NACHOS.<BR/><BR/>We are also sort of proud here in San Diego that our local observatory (Palomar) was the telescope used by the astronomer who discovered the object in the Kuper belt (Eris) that led to Pluto's expulsion from the Planet Club.physsciteacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00562616743450825755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82321513304944597132008-10-07T20:53:00.000-04:002008-10-07T20:53:00.000-04:00@mac, though I just contributed to the crazy discu...@mac, though I just contributed to the crazy discussion, I agree it's a very chaotic conversation today... Sex, pizza, dwarfs,planets, cranial nerves, pretty wild.foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13052189131129098616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33392546546602784012008-10-07T20:50:00.000-04:002008-10-07T20:50:00.000-04:00@doc John, many moons ago, I studied the cranial n...@doc John, many moons ago, I studied the cranial nerves and their functions, then went skiing, had an accident, hit my head and had retrograde amnesia. I did not know who I was, where I was, what had happened. Really scary. They rushed me to a hospital, and my wits were slowly returning, but I was still pretty confused. As the ER doctor was examining me, and he would say look here or do that, I would say: So my trigeminal is working OK, right? My abducens is OK? Even in my dazed state, I could tell he was totally befuddled by my obsession with cranial nerves. So, I do need need a mnemonic for them!foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13052189131129098616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13514118349010978992008-10-07T20:38:00.000-04:002008-10-07T20:38:00.000-04:00It's like all of you have been speaking a differen...It's like all of you have been speaking a different language all day. This means absolutely nothing for me. Crosses helped to get the boy.<BR/><BR/>Rex, where do you get these clips? This was a riot. And Philly, that was your all-time funniest comment. <BR/><BR/>I loved the puzzle, had a couple of bumps (tsks, down/mein, jerk/yank) but nothing to stop me finishing.<BR/><BR/>@wade: Michelle would have liked some of the puzzles the last week!<BR/><BR/>Gotta go get mentally ready to watch this debate......machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90020215819755211382008-10-07T19:50:00.000-04:002008-10-07T19:50:00.000-04:00OK, here's the link.OK, <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranial_nerves" REL="nofollow">here's the link</A>.Doc Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12540112168511893896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22654718874011276472008-10-07T19:48:00.000-04:002008-10-07T19:48:00.000-04:00The Cranial Nerves:(take your pick)OnOldOlympus'To...The Cranial Nerves:<BR/>(take your pick)<BR/><BR/>On<BR/>Old<BR/>Olympus'<BR/>Towering<BR/>Top,<BR/>A<BR/>Fin,<BR/>A<BR/>German<BR/>Viewed<BR/>Some<BR/>Hops<BR/><BR/>-or-<BR/><BR/>Oooh<BR/>Oooh<BR/>Oooh<BR/>To<BR/>Touch<BR/>And<BR/>Feel<BR/>A<BR/>Girl<BR/>Very<BR/>Sexy and<BR/>Hot<BR/><BR/>(I'll leave it up to the truly curious to wiki the cranial nerves.) The first year of med school was basically one big mnemonic fest!Doc Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12540112168511893896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-120206957416416302008-10-07T19:46:00.000-04:002008-10-07T19:46:00.000-04:00I really liked this puzzle and rushed through it u...I really liked this puzzle and rushed through it until the sw, where I got stuck. I tried both "a lot" and "a ton" for 63 across and didn't know either the Langston Hughes poem or the playwright Akins, I finally had to google akins, had an aha moment with "a to z" and still puzzled over atta for five minutes until finally getting it.Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04700426644898924644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8483897683755513602008-10-07T19:07:00.000-04:002008-10-07T19:07:00.000-04:00@joonMy mnemonics for bass clef were "Great Big Do...@joon<BR/><BR/>My mnemonics for bass clef were "Great Big Dogs Fight Animals" and "All Cows Eat Grass." I think I made up the first one (forgive me for not being sure--it was 35 years ago) but I'm pretty sure my teacher gave me the second. They really work for me; though I just reflexively go to the notes now, I didn't even blink before remembering these phrases.treedwellernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13015316367075624022008-10-07T18:26:00.000-04:002008-10-07T18:26:00.000-04:00This puzzle was a solid pleasure (ducking). My pl...This puzzle was a solid pleasure (ducking). <BR/><BR/>My planetary mnemonic, before the demotion of Pluto: My Very Elegant Mistress Julie Sings United Nations Praises. <BR/><BR/>I belong to the Every Good Boy Does Fine faction.miriam bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03506593846362044050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11280967189525991212008-10-07T18:08:00.000-04:002008-10-07T18:08:00.000-04:00@DK no one likes sick more than me - I chase it. ...@DK no one likes sick more than me - I chase it. I recommended the help since doc john agreed with me. I never could pull off self deprecation.<BR/>@Orange - agreed. I like sick jokes just not insulting ones - well I do like insulting jokes but achh - you know what I mean.rafaelthatmfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73405651067785555412008-10-07T17:45:00.000-04:002008-10-07T17:45:00.000-04:00orange,Seriously, to help pay for college, my dad ...orange,<BR/>Seriously, to help pay for college, my dad hired me to use an Ohm Meter to test his company's circuit boards (actually they weren't actually in use then, but pre-board circuits) and replace or add resistors. He was a gentle man and had me memorize,<BR/> Big boys race our young girls, but Violet generally wins. <BR/>I think you would have liked him.PhillySolverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896753042626337920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81892443390556897382008-10-07T17:32:00.000-04:002008-10-07T17:32:00.000-04:00I like what Addie Loggins had to say. Yeah, you gu...I like what Addie Loggins had to say. Yeah, you guys who have memorized those horribly misogynist mnemonics would do well to try to forget them, and try to remember ones that don't dehumanize half of the human race. Really. Ick.<BR/><BR/>I thought Oprah talked more about that "click" moment, but right there on her magazine site is a page of <A HREF="http://www.oprah.com/subpackage/omagazine/aha/pkgahamoments/200807_omag_aha_moments" REL="nofollow">AHA MOMENTS</A>.Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82224122256051595772008-10-07T17:15:00.000-04:002008-10-07T17:15:00.000-04:00@dk thats a riot. very funny@dk thats a riot. very funnychefbea1http://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87827973293749083912008-10-07T17:01:00.000-04:002008-10-07T17:01:00.000-04:00@doc john, you are my joke heroAnd, @rafaelthatmf,...@doc john, you are my joke hero<BR/><BR/>And, @rafaelthatmf, I will be the judge of who needs help an to that end:<BR/><BR/>Two DWARFs (puzzle reference) go into a bar, where they pick up two prostitutes and take them to their separate hotel rooms. <BR/><BR/>The first dwarf, however, is unable to, well you know. His depression is enhanced by the fact that, <BR/>from the next room, he hears cries of, "ONE, TWO, THREE...UUUUH!" all night long. <BR/><BR/>In the morning, the second dwarf asks the first, "How did it go?" <BR/><BR/>The first whispered back, "It was so embarrassing. I just couldn't... well, it was ABOMB (second puzzle reference)." <BR/><BR/>The second dwarf shook his head. "You think that's embarrassing?!!" he asked. "I couldn't even get on the bed!!!"dkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17317008233459295376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71638228440557711242008-10-07T15:21:00.000-04:002008-10-07T15:21:00.000-04:00Damn, what didn't get invented at the 1904 World's...Damn, what didn't get invented at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis? It's like all the crap in our lives can be traced to the 1904World's Fair in St. Louis--ice cream, cotton candy, Dr Pepper, basketball, Liquid Paper, the Wright Brothers, vulcanized rubber, vel-cro, the digital watch, the Julian calendar, Gregorian chants, T.S. Eliot, Chiclets, Mormonism, turducken, shinola, "Love, American Style," the Ferris Wheel, the rowing machine, soap-on-a-rope, Anita Bryant, Quarterflash, Ricola, Sunny D, Conquistadors, "Gee Your Hair Smells Terrific" shampoo, Hale-Bobb, Pong, and silly bicycles with giant front wheels. That must have been some dang fair, is all I'm sayin.Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03374112725461339067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33212769014980618982008-10-07T15:15:00.000-04:002008-10-07T15:15:00.000-04:00Seek help doc john - do it now!Seek help doc john - do it now!rafaelthatmfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63480984561562146312008-10-07T14:52:00.000-04:002008-10-07T14:52:00.000-04:00Rex, In answer to your question, the "Aha moment" ...Rex, <BR/><BR/>In answer to your question, the "Aha moment" was first popularized in the 1970s in Ms. Magazine. It was used to describe, for example, that moment when you first realize that the mnemonic you were taught to remember the color wheel is sexist and violent and offensive and there must be something really, really wrong with a society that would come up with such a thing.<BR/><BR/>I think Oprah may have re-introduced the phrase, using it in ways broader than its feminist origins.Addie Logginsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70623342452770547682008-10-07T14:47:00.000-04:002008-10-07T14:47:00.000-04:00@docjohnLoved the joke!@docjohn<BR/><BR/>Loved the joke!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75991103601066091802008-10-07T14:19:00.000-04:002008-10-07T14:19:00.000-04:00Although Rex had some good points about the freshn...Although Rex had some good points about the freshness of the puzzle, I found myself cringing at the number of phrases that ended with 2-letter prepositions: FLEW BY, LEARN OF, NAG AT. OMG, did I just agree with rafaelthatmf? ;)<BR/>And no complaint of PELTER, Rex? <BR/><BR/>OCTANT reminds me of this one:<BR/>...So a guy orders a pizza and the waiter asks him if he'd like it cut into six or eight slices. The man answers, "Why, six of course. I could never eat eight." <BR/>I can hear the BOOS now!Doc Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12540112168511893896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39005188946986931482008-10-07T14:15:00.000-04:002008-10-07T14:15:00.000-04:00Easy puzzle today tho I did not know tacet and had...Easy puzzle today tho I did not know tacet and had a terrible time with octant - wanted eighths.<BR/><BR/>Does everyone know the history of the ice cream cone/waffle cone? 1904 world's fair held in St. louis, at the ice cream booth they ran out of paper cups. Next to them was a waffle booth. It was decided to use the waffles rolled up in a cone shape on which to put the ice cream....thus the first ice cream coneschefbea1http://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89608264231049225212008-10-07T14:03:00.000-04:002008-10-07T14:03:00.000-04:00I rarely find it worth while to post for praise – ...I rarely find it worth while to post for praise – I find myself an unworthy judge of good but somehow feel right at home with bad. <BR/>Did like the long fills and the Zs and Ws but don’t like all the 'suffix' add ons that seem somewhat forced - NAG AT, LEARN OF, FLEW BY. [Begrudges] Fun Tuesday I guess.<BR/>Many Very Educated Men Just Sit Up Nights Period. (Mercury first – more letters in many than in men!) You can now eliminate the Period since astronomers have relegated Pluto to the Kuiper belt. Hmmm… hope that giant snowball doesn’t become a PELTER in retaliation.rafaelthatmfnoreply@blogger.com